Byzantine Gallery

Sutton Hoo treasure

A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here, along with an image of the burial ship and one showing the inquest that took place into the gold and silver pieces discovered on the estate of Mrs Pretty. Date: 1939

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

ITALY. Ravenna. Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

ITALY. Ravenna. Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. The Pharisee and the publican in the Temple door. Scene of the miracles and parables of Christ that decorate the top of the left wall of the main nave (493-526). Byzantine art. Mosaic

© BeBa/Iberfoto/Mary Evans

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Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

Detail of The Emperor Justinian I (483-565), from the mosaic in the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. One of the most important surviving examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture in Europe. Date: 6th century

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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